Local Foods

June 7, 2023

Touring the Early Morning Orchard Farm in Palisade

Western Colorado Alliance’s Local Food & Ag committee hosted our first farm tour of 2023 on Friday, May 19, at Early Morning Orchard in Palisade, and […]
May 31, 2023

Local farmers will see benefits from “Healthy Meals for All”

This past November, 56% of Coloradans agreed school meals should come at no cost to students. The passage of Proposition FF was a major win for […]
February 28, 2023

Our Alliance hears from local farmers

What do you get when you bring together more than 30 ranchers, farmers, producers, and consumers from Montrose, Delta, and Mesa Counties to talk about the […]
June 10, 2022

Seeing the signs of healthy soil for ourselves

Farmer Lowell King welcomed us to the Soil Health Tour at his family’s farm on April 30 with a shovel in his hand. We were a […]
May 6, 2022

Soil Tour proves to be a big success!

On April 30, 34 Western Colorado residents congregated at the Hit the Hay Farm in Loma for Western Colorado Alliance’s recent Soil Tour. For the next […]
March 30, 2022

Come take the Soil Tour!

It’s one of the most important aspects of agriculture, but you could write a book filled with what most people don’t know about soil health. Come […]
March 2, 2022

Reserve your seat today for CSA 101!

Western Colorado Alliance is thrilled to announce our upcoming event: “CSA 101 — for Producers!” Community-Supported Agriculture (CSA) is one of the best returns on investment for […]
February 1, 2022

Bennet and Hickenlooper should stand with Coloradans and support mandatory COOL

Country-of-Origin Labeling (COOL) for beef is back on the menu. The American Beef Labeling Act (S. 2716) is a bipartisan food security bill that would guarantee […]
January 19, 2022

Join us for COOL Week of Action, Jan. 24 – 28!

We have a great opportunity to join our allies at Western Organization Resource Council (WORC) in supporting local food producers! The American Beef Labeling Act (S. […]